Football Preview: La Vernia Bears vs. Bay City Blackcats
Two dominant backs in Sean Garza and Jada Andrews are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The La Vernia Bears will be playing at home against the Bay City Blackcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
La Vernia will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 20-point contest in their last game. They fell just short of Calhoun by a score of 22-20. The game marked the Bears' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
La Vernia might have lost, but man, Garza was a machine: he rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Garza showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 56 yards. Keegan Hajek was another key player, rushing for 99 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: La Vernia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
La Vernia wouldn't let Calhoun keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. La Vernia can thank Henry Dirks and Remington Rohde for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Calhoun's side was Dedric Williams, who picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bay City). They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 73-7 win over Floresville. Winning may never get old, but the Blackcats sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
It was another big night for Andrews, who rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, and also picked up 37 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Alex Estrada, who threw for 303 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes.
The loss snapped La Vernia's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-2 record. As for Bay City, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
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